Out of the past 6/7/12

25 years ago: June 7, 1987

Vincent Bertrand was ordained a priest yesterday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson, Bishop John J. Leibrecht conducting the service.

The first in a series of community worship services is held in the evening at the band shell in Capaha Park; the United Methodist Churches of Cape Girardeau are in charge.

50 years ago: June 7, 1962

Circuit Judge W.O. Statler orders the reopening of the city voter registration books, which had been closed since May 28 because of the upcoming special city election; any registration from today through June 26, the date of the public housing vote, will apply only to subsequent elections.

Traffic has been opened on the new stretch of U.S. 61 adjacent to Wedekind Park west of Cape Girardeau, and construction crews are now engaged in breaking up the concrete of the old pavement; the new stretch of highway extends from Memorial Park to a point on the original pavement west of the Interstate 55 overpass.

75 years ago: June 7, 1937

The executive committee of the Cape County Farm Bureau has decided to employ a home economics demonstration agent for this county; the Cape County Women's Council, successor of the County Health Association, will cooperate with the Farm Bureau in obtaining the funds for the local expenses, and the College of Agriculture will pay the salary.

Five young Cape Girardeau men have organized an orchestra, which will play on a French-line steamer this summer on a trip to and from France; the five are Clark Caruthers, E.L. McClintock Jr., William Simon, Kermit Gerhardt and William Killian.

100 years ago: June 7, 1912

An automobile, driven by Tom Hunt of Jackson, became unmanageable about 9 last night while going down Broadway hill and smashed into an electric light pole; the accident put out the lights in the two Grissom buildings and at the Hippodrome across the street, which was running its show at the time.

Four more Cape Girardeau Republicans file for office; L.R. Johnson and F.B. Goodman are in the race for representative; Dr. M.E. Shelton files for public administrator; and Judge Will Hirsch files for the judgeship from the first district.

-- Sharon K. Sanders